BoatsHunter Marine 45 Legend

Hunter Marine 45 Legend

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A 14-metre cruiser with a deep 1.98-metre fin keel, built for offshore stability and speed.

Designed by Warren Luhrs.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

182 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2148 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
182.2
Comfort ratio
28.4
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1956
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Warren Luhrs
Builder
Hunter Marine

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/4614.02 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop designed for offshore cruising, featuring a 1.89m draft and a balanced 10,886kg displacement
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